Match highlights
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1. FC Köln vs 1. FC Union Berlin highlights
How the goals came
15' Robin Knoche opens the scoring for 1. FC Union Berlin → 19' Kevin Volland extends 1. FC Union Berlin's lead → 45' Florian Kainz pulls one back for 1. FC Köln → 87' Steffen Tigges equalises for 1. FC Köln → 90+3' Damion Downs puts 1. FC Köln ahead (the winner). Full time: 3-2, 1. FC Köln win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 5 goals came after half-time. 1. FC Köln came from 2 down to win. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
15' Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) 0-1
Robin Knoche broke the deadlock in the 15th minute, putting 1. FC Union Berlin ahead 0-1 at the RheinEnergieStadion. The away side had struck first in a match that would go on to produce five goals. At that stage, nothing pointed to the swings still to come.
19' Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin) 0-2
Only four minutes after the opener, Kevin Volland doubled the lead in the 19th minute to make it 0-2. The quick succession of goals gave 1. FC Union Berlin a two-goal cushion on the road. For the home side, 1. FC Köln, the afternoon had started with a steep deficit.
45' Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) 1-2
Trailing 0-2, 1. FC Köln pulled one back through Florian Kainz in the 45th minute, cutting the deficit to 1-2 before half-time. The goal halved the margin and gave the home side a foothold going into the second half. It turned out to be the first step of a comeback.
87' Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln) 2-2
With the score still 1-2 late on, Steffen Tigges equalised in the 87th minute to make it 2-2. 1. FC Köln had now recovered from two goals down to level the match. Little time remained, but the home side's response was not finished.
90'+3 Damion Downs (1. FC Köln) 3-2
Damion Downs struck in the 90+3rd minute, in additional time, to put 1. FC Köln 3-2 ahead. It proved to be the winner, completing a home comeback from 0-2 down. 1. FC Union Berlin, two goals up after 19 minutes, left with a defeat.
